Finding Nemo... I mean... Dory

Recife · 05/08/2006, 08:09 PM

Hi, my hippo tang disappeared. It was all happy in the tank last night. No signs of disease or anything. This morning I couldn't see it in the tank and now I'm back from work and it's still not back.

Is it dead?

Or can it be hiding somewhere in my rock work that has a lot of hiding places? I used a flashlight already to try and find it but no luck so far.

msuzuki126 · 05/08/2006, 08:13 PM

most likely hiding

Recife · 05/08/2006, 08:24 PM

Is there a reason why it's hiding for so long? it's not really shy, but I did add 5 chromis to the tank yesterday.

Anything I can do to try and get it to come out?

fsa · 05/08/2006, 08:25 PM

How big is he? Check all of the places he might could get caught. I had one get caught in my power head suction at feeding time. I guess he chased a morsel into the intake. But he was real small then, about the size of a quarter or .50 piece. He was stuck and could not get out. I had to turn it off. When he got bigger, he jumped out when I was on vacation. I don't know why.

Keep looking

Frank

Brenden · 05/08/2006, 08:35 PM

These tangs are known for this. Mainly when new to a tank. How long you had it?

Cutiewitbooty · 05/08/2006, 08:44 PM

Just give it time, it's amazing how long you can go without seeing your fish.

Recife · 05/08/2006, 08:45 PM

It is in the tank for about a week, so hopefully that's it. I don't think it got sucked cause it's not small enough to fit the holes.

Brenden · 05/08/2006, 09:02 PM

If only a week then it is prob OK. Pefectly normal for this fish. Good Luck.

davocean · 05/08/2006, 11:13 PM

Check where he MIGHT COULD get caught?
Isn't that YOUSTA COULD for the you might be a reeferneck book?

5 new fish, he's probably hiding.
Those same 5 will probably bring out shy fish later.
Try some nori w/ garlic

tkeracer619 · 05/09/2006, 12:41 AM

Most likley in the rockwork. Definitly look around. I had a powder brown who freeked out and got caught in between two rocks. Couldnt find him......... i started to loose it and pull rocks. Then the tang used all his power to nudge his nose out a hole. And within seconds he was free to swim back to japan.... well almost.

manowar41 · 05/09/2006, 02:17 AM

Have to be careful thow mine likes to lay sideways in my rock i thought he was dead several times i moved rock away from him and bam off to the other side of the tank they like to lay on their side in the rock this is common for hippo tangs

mission man · 05/09/2006, 06:05 AM

yea my hippo sleeps wedged between 2 rocks. I remember the first time I saw it I thought he was stuck

spoiledcats · 05/09/2006, 06:36 AM

They can get in places you would never imagine, and if you just added other fish it could be hiding. My cleaner wrasse disappeared for 2 days and I figured it died, but then my son found it in the overflow box. But the hippo tang (well mine is big now so he can't hide like he used to) gets into rocks and disappears every night.

Asuran · 05/09/2006, 08:06 AM

i had my hippo tang for about 3 weeks and it was a small one too at the time and it would always sleep inside a hole of my LR well one day it couldnt get out in the morning (it was eating and growing) it was a big piece of LR too so i couldnt take it out of the tank or anything... but eventually at night it was able to get itself out and two days later that hole was covered up with some shells?

05/08/2006, 08:09 PM	#1
Recife Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue - WA Posts: 282	Finding Nemo... I mean... Dory Hi, my hippo tang disappeared. It was all happy in the tank last night. No signs of disease or anything. This morning I couldn't see it in the tank and now I'm back from work and it's still not back. Is it dead? Or can it be hiding somewhere in my rock work that has a lot of hiding places? I used a flashlight already to try and find it but no luck so far.

05/08/2006, 08:13 PM	#2
msuzuki126 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dutchess County, New York Posts: 1,377	most likely hiding __________________ Red House=My 90 build. Matt. Current Tank Info: 90 rebuild

05/08/2006, 08:44 PM	#6
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	Just give it time, it's amazing how long you can go without seeing your fish. __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

05/08/2006, 11:13 PM	#9
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Check where he MIGHT COULD get caught? Isn't that YOUSTA COULD for the you might be a reeferneck book? 5 new fish, he's probably hiding. Those same 5 will probably bring out shy fish later. Try some nori w/ garlic __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

05/09/2006, 12:41 AM	#10
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Most likley in the rockwork. Definitly look around. I had a powder brown who freeked out and got caught in between two rocks. Couldnt find him......... i started to loose it and pull rocks. Then the tang used all his power to nudge his nose out a hole. And within seconds he was free to swim back to japan.... well almost. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

05/08/2006, 08:24 PM	#3
Recife Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue - WA Posts: 282	Is there a reason why it's hiding for so long? it's not really shy, but I did add 5 chromis to the tank yesterday. Anything I can do to try and get it to come out?

05/08/2006, 08:25 PM	#4
fsa Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 412	How big is he? Check all of the places he might could get caught. I had one get caught in my power head suction at feeding time. I guess he chased a morsel into the intake. But he was real small then, about the size of a quarter or .50 piece. He was stuck and could not get out. I had to turn it off. When he got bigger, he jumped out when I was on vacation. I don't know why. Keep looking Frank

05/08/2006, 08:35 PM	#5
Brenden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 224	These tangs are known for this. Mainly when new to a tank. How long you had it?

05/08/2006, 08:45 PM	#7
Recife Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue - WA Posts: 282	It is in the tank for about a week, so hopefully that's it. I don't think it got sucked cause it's not small enough to fit the holes.

05/08/2006, 09:02 PM	#8
Brenden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 224	If only a week then it is prob OK. Pefectly normal for this fish. Good Luck.

05/09/2006, 02:17 AM	#11
manowar41 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5	Have to be careful thow mine likes to lay sideways in my rock i thought he was dead several times i moved rock away from him and bam off to the other side of the tank they like to lay on their side in the rock this is common for hippo tangs

05/09/2006, 06:05 AM	#12
mission man Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 216	yea my hippo sleeps wedged between 2 rocks. I remember the first time I saw it I thought he was stuck

05/09/2006, 06:36 AM	#13
spoiledcats Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley Posts: 622	They can get in places you would never imagine, and if you just added other fish it could be hiding. My cleaner wrasse disappeared for 2 days and I figured it died, but then my son found it in the overflow box. But the hippo tang (well mine is big now so he can't hide like he used to) gets into rocks and disappears every night.

05/09/2006, 08:06 AM	#14
Asuran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scarborough Posts: 504	i had my hippo tang for about 3 weeks and it was a small one too at the time and it would always sleep inside a hole of my LR well one day it couldnt get out in the morning (it was eating and growing) it was a big piece of LR too so i couldnt take it out of the tank or anything... but eventually at night it was able to get itself out and two days later that hole was covered up with some shells? __________________ 180gallon reef, 70gallon sump 110gallon reef, 50 gallon sump (former tank) 70gallon FOWLR, 30 gallon sump